steroid
noun/ˈsterɔɪd/, /ˈstɪərɔɪd/
/ˈsterɔɪd/, /ˈstɪrɔɪd/
- a chemical substance produced naturally in the body. There are several different steroids and they can be used to treat various diseases and are also sometimes used illegally by people playing sports to improve their performance.Oxford Collocations DictionarySteroid is used before these nouns:
- cream
- designer
Word Origin1930s: from sterol + -oid.Definitions on the go
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